Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 March 2022
380. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the external consultancy organisation or provider which delivered diversity and inclusion training within his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the costs associated with such services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16375/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of Foreign Affairs is fully committed to promoting gender, equality, diversity and inclusion and creating a culture of dignity and respect in the workplace, as set out in our Statement of Strategy 2021-2023. Over recent years, my Department has taken a proactive and strategic approach to advancing gender equality and wider diversity and inclusion issues. As part of my Department’s Human Resources Strategy 2019-2022, a number of initiatives and policies have been advanced to improve gender, equality, diversity and inclusion, including the roll out of training. Thus far, training on Diversity and Inclusion has been provided by the following organisations listed in the table below. The costs, year and focus of the training are also set out in the table.
|
Organisation |
Training Provided |
Cost |
Year |
|
Shannon Consultants |
Managing in a Multicultural Environment |
€1,700.00 |
2018 |
|
Irish Deaf Society |
Sign Language |
€260.00 |
2019 |
|
Herlihy Access |
Disability Liaison Officer Accessibility Crse |
€675.00 |
2019 |
|
NUI Maynooth |
Cert in Disability Studies |
€1,250.00 |
2019 |
|
Shannon Consultants |
Unconscious Bias Training |
€1,700.00 |
2019 |
|
Gerry Sharvin Training Consultancy |
Disability Awareness Training – Online training course for DFA staff on Disability Awareness |
€1,980.00 |
2019 |
|
ASIAM |
Autism Awareness |
€1,000.00 |
2019 |
|
Carr Communications |
Working in a Multicultural Environment |
€950.00 |
2020 |
|
Gerry Sharvin Training Consultancy |
Disability Awareness Training – Online training course for DFA staff on Disability Awareness |
€1,000.00 |
2020 |
|
Appian Point |
Unconscious Bias Training |
€1,950.00 |
2020 |
|
NDI |
Diversity & Inclusion Conference |
€959.00 |
2021 |
|
Sircula Limited |
Leaders Women At Work |
€195.00 |
2021 |
|
Sircula Limited |
D&I Leaders Global Forum |
€265.00 |
2021 |
|
Public Affairs Ireland |
Dignity At Work |
€295.00 |
2021 |
|
Irish Deaf Society |
Irish Sign Language |
€340.00 |
2021 |
|
Irish Centre for Diversity |
Introduction to Diversity & Inclusion for officers going on posting in Summer 2021 |
€1,057.80 |
2021 |
|
Irish Centre for Diversity |
Inclusive Leadership training for Management Board |
€1,100.00 |
2021 |
|
Irish Deaf Society |
Video tutorial on how to sign certain phrases through Irish Sign Language |
€500.00 |
2021 |
|
Shout Out |
ABCs of LGBTQ+ Ally-ship Workshop |
€750.00 |
2021 |
|
Sile O’Donnell |
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Workshop |
€400.00 |
2021 |
|
Total spend |
€18,326.80 |
